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Discriminatory Drug Testing For Pregnant Patients Caused False Positives At 3 NJ Hospitals: AG Discriminatory Drug Testing For Pregnant Patients Caused False Positives At 3 NJ Hospitals: AG
Discriminatory Drug Testing For Pregnant Patients Caused False Positives At 3 NJ Hospitals: AG A South Jersey healthcare system was accused of discriminating against pregnant patients with a mandatory drug testing policy, authorities said. Attorney General Matthew Platkin has filed a lawsuit against Virtua Health, according to a news release on Thursday, Sept. 26. The company with corporate headquarters in Marlton operates hospitals in Voorhees, Mount Holly, and Camden. The lawsuit claimed Virtua has had a policy since 2018 of universal drug testing for all pregnant patients admitted to its hospitals' labor and delivery units. Virtua doesn't have a similar policy for those who a…

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by Chris Spiker
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New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements
New Year, Old Rules: These NJ Hospitals Are Bringing Back Mask Requirements As COVID-19, RSV, and the flu continue to spread after the holidays, some healthcare systems are bringing back mask requirements. Inspira Health Network said as of Thursday, Jan. 4, it will mandate masks in its facilities "due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area." Inspira Health has hospitals, urgent care clinics, and other medical facilities across South Jersey. 🚨Effective Thursday, January 4, Inspira Health is implementing mandatory masking in our facilities due to an increase in respiratory virus positivity rates throughout the area.🚨 Posted by In…

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by Chris Spiker & Cecilia Levine
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Guns For Cash? Firearms 'Buy-Back' This Weekend In South Jersey Guns For Cash? Firearms 'Buy-Back' This Weekend In South Jersey
Guns For Cash? Firearms 'Buy-Back' This Weekend In South Jersey Camden is among eight buy-back sites statewide for gun owners to turn in firearms for cash,  authorities said. Camden's gun trade-in is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church, 690 Ferry Ave.  Anonymity is promised for those trading in firearms for up to $250 cash per weapon, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. Trade-ins are limited to three guns per person, she said.  The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office is co-hosting this event with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Division of Criminal Justice, with the help …

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by Jon Craig
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Burlington County Hospital ER Patients Transferred After Fire Damages Virtua Health Facility Burlington County Hospital ER Patients Transferred After Fire Damages Virtua Health Facility
Burlington County Hospital ER Patients Transferred After Fire Damages Virtua Health Facility A small fire broke out at a Burlington County hospital on Friday night, and about eight emergency room patients had to be transferred to another hospital, authorities said. ew ER patients were  No patients or staff were hurt during the fire, said Daniel Moise, a spokesman for Virtua Marlton Hospital in Evesham. Incoming ER pateints were temporarily diverted to other hospitals, Moise said.  The fire was reported about 8:20 p.m. at 90 Brick Road, Evesham police said.  Virtua Health security personnel extinguished the contained fire within the "sterile processing department,"&n…

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by Jon Craig